Grand jurors in Henry County issued a first-degree murder indictment Monday in connection with a slaying last year on Liza Court.

Timothy Montrell Jones, 24, of 61 Liza Court, Martinsville, was indicted on one count of first-degree murder in connection with the Dec. 30 shooting death of Anthony Tyrone Hayden. Jones also was indicted on one count each of use of a firearm in commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted violent felon in connection with the Dec. 30 incident.

At a preliminary hearing in March, a witness testified that she saw Jones aim a rifle at another man’s back and fire a single shot from a distance of two or three car lengths.

Hayden, 37, was walking away when he was shot, according to previous reports.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt. It is a grand jury’s determination that enough evidence exists to hold a trial.

Also among the 55 people who were indicted Monday are:

• Lucas John Donley, 25, Anns Park Drive, Bassett, one count each of take indecent liberties with minor and forcible sodomy, Jan. 23.

• Kary Lee Taylor Jr., 41, 301 Frank Redd Road, Fieldale, on one count each of computer solicitation of a child under 15 to propose sexual intercourse and felony fail to stop for law enforcement officer, Jan. 12.

• Andre Harrison Philpott, 24, 814 Smith Road, Martinsville, on one count each of aggravated sexual battery of a child younger than 13, and take indecent liberties with a minor, between March 1 and Aug. 23, 2011.

• Jonathan Robert Smith, 25, 57 Candyland Road, Patrick Springs, one count each of possession of a firearm by a felon under age 29 convicted of a felony while a juvenile within the past 10 years; and maliciously shoot at or within an occupied dwelling, Jan. 31.

• Thomas Evan Collier, 25, 80 Poplar Drive, Ridgeway, one count each of armed common law burglary, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and robbery, Jan. 4.

• Richard Dean Craig, 34, 35 Grace Drive, Bassett, one count each of statutory burglary of a building with intent to commit larceny and grand larceny, Dec. 20.